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Alder Cone Gall Fungus

Taphrina sp.

Notes:

Taphrina infects the cones of Alders and causes them to grow long tongue-like projections. I've included a photo of uninfected cones as well (although you can see that one is starting to send out a "tongue")

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ScottRasmussen
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ScottRasmussen

Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2011
Submitted on Jul 25, 2011

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